A car strikes pedestrians outside a sports centre where Muslim worshippers were celebrating the end of Ramadan in England's north, but police say they do not believe the incident is terror-related, with a local MP describing it as a "terrible accident".

A prominent US prosecutor says he was fired by the Trump administration after refusing to step down, adding a discordant note to what is normally a routine changing of top attorneys when a new president takes office.

A Republican-chaired intelligence committee calls on US President Donald Trump to backup his accusation Barack Obama had "wires tapped" in Trump Tower, an anonymous aide says.

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye expresses defiance toward the corruption allegations against her after she vacates the presidential palace and returns to her home.

New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball, who created long-running comic strip Footrot Flats, dies aged 78 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease.